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Now available · Hardware inspection

BoardSight

AI inspection that finds spy chips, counterfeit parts and altered firmware on circuit boards, before they go into service.

Book a trial How it works
Example scan · 1 part not in the design
Per board
Under 60 s
Planted faults found
97%

In internal testing

Runs
On site

Design files stay with you. Infrastructure stays on your site.

What it checks

Three ways a board can lie to you.

Hidden implants

Parts that are not in the design: an extra chip, or any component that should not be on the board at all.

Counterfeit parts

Components that are fake, or have been swapped for something other than what the design calls for.

Altered firmware

Firmware that has been changed. BoardSafe checks what is on the device against a known good version.

How it works

Design files in. Answer in under a minute.

  1. Step 01

    Load the design

    BoardSafe starts from the original design files for the board.

  2. Step 02

    Scan the board

    The board is scanned and compared against that design.

  3. Step 03

    Flag the parts

    Anything fake, swapped or not meant to be there is flagged.

  4. Step 04

    Check the firmware

    The firmware is checked against a known good version.

Then it is sealed

A BoardSafe seal shows if a case has been opened.

Once a device passes, a small BoardSafe tamper-evident seal goes across the join of its case, each with its own serial number. Anyone who opens it, including someone on the inside, has to break the seal to do it.

Router with a small holographic BoardSafe seal across the join of its case
Router · BS-004127
Rack-mount network switch with a small holographic BoardSafe seal across the join of its case
Network switch · BS-004128

On the bench, not in a lab

Check every unit before it ships.

Finding one swapped chip used to mean sending a board to a lab for weeks. BoardSafe takes under 60 seconds a board, so a supplier can check every unit on the bench instead of a sample.

  • Runs on siteYour design files stay with you, and the infrastructure stays on your site. Nothing is sent out to check a board.
  • Under 60 seconds a boardFast enough to check every unit, not just a sample.
  • 97% of planted faults foundDetection rate for faults planted on boards in our internal testing.
  • Parts and firmwareOne check covers what is on the board and what it is running.

Compliance and ongoing assurance

Checked when it ships. Checked every year after.

For hardware shipped into and deployed in critical infrastructure, defence and other security-critical sites, BoardSafe is part of a rollout plan that keeps checking long after the first scan.

  • Shipments and deploymentsCovers hardware shipped into, and deployed in, critical infrastructure, defence and security-critical sites.
  • Yearly auditsWe audit your critical hardware infrastructure and its maintenance plans every year.
  • On-site visitsOur engineers visit on site for compliance checks and to verify the integrity of critical hardware.
In a secure comms room, a BoardSafe technician scans the circuit board of an opened network switch on a trolley while a colleague records the check on a tablet
Secure comms room · scanning a switch on site
In a secure plant control room, a BoardSafe technician scans a controller inside an open control cabinet while a colleague records the check on a tablet
Plant control room · checking a controller in place
In a secure, access-controlled inspection room, a BoardSafe technician scans the opened circuit board of a new router while a colleague logs serial numbers
Secure goods-in · checking new routers before deployment

Availability

For government, defence and critical infrastructure.

After successful trials with two Australian defence contractors, BoardSafe is now available to government, defence and critical infrastructure customers.

BoardSafe also has its own site, with guides on hardware supply chain security: boardsafe.com.au.

Book a trial

Bring us a board you need to trust.

Tell us what you build and what goes into it, and we will get back to you about a trial.

Book a trial sales@vedametric.com.au